Can you imagine living in a world where knights protected lords in exchange for land? Well, when the Franks invented feudalism (OI), that’s what happened. Knights would protect lords or kings, and then the kings would give the knights land. Peasants would work on the land and take care of everything while the knights were protecting the land. As you can see, feudalism influenced the social, economic, and political lives of the people who lived then.…
The knight granted land to the villein. In return, the villein provided food and services when requested to the knight. The knight provided protection and military service to the lord in return for his land. In return to the king, the lord provided money and knights to the king in return for his land. This could get very complicated as many lords could pledge allegiance to several different kings and knights to several different, causing a loyalty issue when multiple kings called on the same…
The difference between vassal and lord shows the ranking of power, and the foundation for feudal relationships of medieval history. Idealised views of feudalism represent honorable agreements between a lord and his vassal or vassals in which they both offered their loyalties to one another in exchange for land and services that were usually military in nature. Instead the Agreement between Count William V of Aquitaine and Hugh IV of Lusignan translated by Paul Hyams of Cornell University, demonstrates the tumultuous relationships between vassal and lord for the struggle of having and maintain power and authority. This literary account shows the conflict that formed between Hugh and William. The text depicts the kinds of relationships that had…
When someone thinks of the Vikings, they would think of uncivilized men who raided cities in Europe and stole riches. Though, that's not all they are. They may have stolen goods, but they brought something too. Viking raids actually helped feudalism rise in Europe. When Charlemagne died, his empire split into pieces.…
In the Middle Ages, feudalism was the dominant social system that was built upon legal and military customs. During this period the country was governed by a lord or a baron. People who worked and fought for the nobles were granted protection and given the use of land. This exchange of land for military services is the basis of feudalism. In recognition for their service or merit an honorary title was granted by the sovereign to a man who served as a mounted and armored soldier, known as a knight.…
Feudalism in Europe during the 1300’s was extremely common. Under Feudalism, a kingdom was split into sections and given to nobles by the king. The nobles who owned these lands controlled the resources made off the land and pledged their loyalty to the king (Newby 1). While The Black Death was killing off a third of Europe's population Europe's hardest workers were being killed off, making it very difficult for landowners to find skilled laborers causing a high demand for workers, yet most people were scared to work fearing they will contract the Plague as well. This fear however allowed workers to demand more money leading to lower class citizens to gain wealth and have a greater sense of independence.…
The medieval mentality when it came to work was division of labor was basically religious, warriors and workers. The nobles were the highest on the social structure of feudal system , in which the king held the highest office and was the only one who could make laws and his lowers had to enforce them. The medieval nobility is heir to the great Roman landowners. They controlled economic life, and exercised absolute power in the Middle Ages.…
Life was a struggle in Europe at this time. The Byzantine Empire suffered from numerous invasions and warfare from the Northern Vikings. Charlemagne brings the end of this feud. He encourages the people to convert to Christianity which is part of the reason why the church was such an important part of everyone's lives. He also sets up schools and libraries were scholars copied down ancient texts.…
Perhaps the most significant concept in feudal Europe was Knighthood, as it formed the very basis of the government. They trained from a young age to be the best leaders and fighters they could be, so that they could one day rule over as much land and laborers, called serfs, as the lords that they served. This is a great example of a cultural social science perspective. The shared goal of every knight was to be the most powerful knight in all of feudal Europe, ruling more land and serfs than any other person. Land was a great show of power, and the person with the most land and laborers were the most powerful, as the serfs living on the land were required to give three days of their labor to help the lord, making him much more well off than…
However, rather than allowing for barbarians, manors, under the rule of lords, developed. Individual manors were ruled by individual rulers, who were granted the land for manors with a fief, which was entrusted to them by kings. This system was known as feudalism, which worked, simply, through mutual obligations. Feudalism contributed to the overall decentralization of Western Europe as the manors remained relatively isolated from each other. Later, with the development of highly centralized monarchies during the High and Late, these states remained regional, with none extending to the range as the Carolingian empire did once before.…
Manorialism was the organized structure of the feudal manor, essential to how feudalism flourished. During the Middle Ages, the lords and the serfs typically lived within one estate, known as the manor. Given to the lord from an overlord of theirs, they were to manage and rule over the entire land, as well as those who lived within. Originating from the french word, meneir—to dwell, the inhabitants of the manor worked for the lord in return for protection and shelter, often living in that manor their entire lives (Jovinelly and Netelkos 7-8). With serfs and villeins working and sustaining the manor in its entirety, trade was rendered obsolete by the self-sufficient system in place.…
Populations of cities plummeted. With no strict ruler, a new political system emerged out of the discord, feudalism. Feudalism is a political system where outlying peasants will work for a central lord in return for their safety and for land. Manorialism was a part of feudalism where there would be one central ‘manor’ where the lord would reside and the outlying lands, his fiefs, would be held by his people. With this political change, many new cultural changes occurred as a result.…
Feudalism is the social system that existed during medieval period. Some examples of medieval feudalism in the movie Robin Hood Prince of Thieves were Richard the Lionhart who was the King of England. According the feudal system, King Richard is at the top of the feudal system as ruler of England. Then there was the Sheriff who is a royal official.…
Feudalism can be seen as quite similar to Clientage. This system was used in ancient Rome. Clientage is where a leader promises goods or money for political support. Feudalism is where a leader offers land in exchange for protection. Although it may be hard to see, knights have influenced so much more than they are given credit…
Feudalism, England’s alternative to a government during the Middle Ages, played a significant role in the age of war and monarchs, and in some ways continues to have a role in today’s government. The workings of feudalism are simple. A king, or lord, gives land, also known as fiefs, ownership to nobles, also known as vassals, and in return for the king’s overall protection, the vassals would be responsible for providing their support and defense in the form of knights. In reciprocation for their service, knights were given smaller sized fiefs, this was known as subinfeudation. The peasants, or serfs, would do all upkeep of the land.…